Limited availability for a SIGNED Martin Parr Contact Sheet Print from his iconic black and white series Bad Weather.

Description

A selection of historic Contact Sheets by Magnum photographers are available as high quality, unsigned, contemporary 16×20″ prints. These contact prints offer the opportunity to own a piece of Magnum’s history.

Martin Parr captures passersby grappling with an unseen yet visible force: bad weather, in this contact sheet from the series and debut book, Bad Weather, shot in O’Connell Bridge, Dublin, Ireland, 1981. These black and white images were captured with an underwater camera and flashgun, as Parr’s Leica was prone to getting water leakage. With intense exposure and water distillation on the lens, the subjects’ faces are often obfuscated and brightly exposed.

Reproducing the original without alteration and enlarged to a 16″x20″ paper size, these Magnum Contacts offer a unique insight into the methods by which our photographers produced some of their best known images, by clearly showing the sequence of frames and the marks of the editing process on each sheet.

These prints are embossed ‘Magnum Photos Collection’ on the white border in the bottom right corner and hand stamped with the photographers copyright on the back.

All Magnum Contact Sheet Prints come with a choice of framing options. These contemporary custom frames are hand-crafted in New York City by expert framers.

Please note: Usually, frames are made within two weeks. However, due to the current COVID-19 pandemic our supplier, a local business in New York, is currently closed. Production of frames will resume as soon as it safe to do so. Currently we do not have an expected shipping time frame but we will update you as soon as possible.

Hand-crafted black or white wooden frame (w: 3/4″ h: 7/8″).

Contact Sheet Prints will be framed full bleed with no additional borders or matting and use archival spacers to create an air pocket between the print and plexiglass.

Includes UV plexiglass, which comes with ~99% UV protection.

The finished Contact Sheet Prints will then be sealed using archival paper backing, wired to be ready for hanging and come with wall-friendly footers.

All Contact Sheet Prints are shipped flat and separately from other items in your order. If you order a framed Contact Sheet Print it will ship carefully packed in bubble wrap and a sturdy box separately from other items in your order. Please allow an extra 2 weeks for framing your orders.